“Getting a job order.” “Obtaining a search assignment.” The very words imply that you need to talk someone into something. Or even worse — out of something. The object is writing up the almighty JO. Some offices even have quotas for them. Contests. Awards. But are they “hot?” Are they even “real?” Let’s look at [...]
Artices Tagged ‘joborders’
Search consultants by nature are risk takers. Whether we are owners, managers, recruiters or researchers, every time we pick up the phone, we take risks. We all know too well that the placement process can break down at any time for any reason. This costs us time, money and heartache. Webster’s [...]
Operation: Strike Sheet - utilizing candidate knowledge to find job orders and secure job offers
February 1st, 2004
“There’s got to be an easier way to do this business,” some of us have muttered these days. There must be easier ways to find solid job orders and matching candidates, you’d think, other than cold calling, letter writing and running ads? Actually, yes, there is an easier way: OPK. OPK: Other peoples’ knowledge. That’s [...]
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